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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue by Products and Services (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, excluding assessed taxes	$ 16,648	$ 17,279	$ 15,381
Total revenue	16,648	17,279	15,381
Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, excluding assessed taxes	(132)	(129)
Total revenue	(132)	(129)	$ (124)
Transportation
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, excluding assessed taxes	10,687	11,343
Total revenue	10,687	11,343
Transportation \| Freight brokerage and truckload
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, excluding assessed taxes	4,383	4,784
Transportation \| LTL
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, excluding assessed taxes	4,815	4,839
Transportation \| Last mile
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, excluding assessed taxes	873	1,065
Transportation \| Managed transportation
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, excluding assessed taxes	496	462
Transportation \| Global forwarding
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, including assessed taxes	299	338
Transportation \| Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, excluding assessed taxes	(179)	(145)
Logistics
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue, excluding assessed taxes	$ 6,093	$ 6,065